Water-motor.



A. W. JOHNSON.

WATER MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED N'0v.29` 1915.

Patented. July 2, 1918,.

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Specification of Letterslatent.

. ARTI-IUE W. JOHNSON, 0F MINNEAPOLIS, MINESOTAyASSIGNOR 'GF ONE-FIFTH TO ONE-FIFTH TOGIEO.` F. JOHNSON, V]? 011t 0F MINNEAPOLIS,

WATER-Moron.

' Application mea november 29.1915'. y semi no, esteso.

To all eli/1,0m t may concern.'

Bc it known that I, ARTHUR W. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at lllinneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have `-invented certain new and useful lmproveinents in Water- Motors, of which the following is a specification, j u

My invention relates to water motors for power-driven egg beaters and has for its object to provide a water motor attachable to a water faucet yhaving" connected therewithl an egg beater which can be raised or lowered relative tosaid motor, or which can be entirely removed from the motor when" it is desired teuse the motor for other purposes. A further object is to provide the 'drive shaft of the motor with a water-tight bearing comprising overlapping'sleeves and a water table for preventing the water from leaking into the mixino` rece tacle. Another object is to provide the motor with an elbow connecting it te thefaucet so that the shaft of the rnotor may be adjusted toftake any desired angular position whenthe motor is used fordi'erent purposes.

y.lhe full objects and advantagesof my in vention will appear in connection. with the detailed description thereof andl areA par# ticularly pointed out in the claims.

' ln the drawings, illustrating the application of my invention in one form`,- I 1* Figure 1 is isV an elevational View of my invention showing the water motor in section and having the egg' beater attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a plan view ofthe motor shown in Fig.` 1.` Fig. 3 is a" perspective view of one ofthe blades of the motor. Fig. 1 is a plan view of themotor used to drive a grinding whcelwith theshaft of the same ina horizontal plane.

My improved form of water motorie best shown in Fig. 1. A tubular housing 10 is bent at its center 11 and is open at both ends 12 and 13. As shown in Fig. 1', the end 12 extends vertically upward and incloses a water wheel 14 and is covered by a cap 15 screwable thereon. y The water wheel 141-, which is shown as cast inonepiecebutfwhich may be made efseveral pieces and assembled, comprises 'a long sleeve 16 from which issue blades 17, being secured at their tops by a plate 18. Sleeve 16 is secured to a tubular shaft 19 at a thickened portion 20 seated an annular rubber `gasket 31. p neck 28 is further slit at 32 and provided of 4said slecveby means of a pin 21 and tends along said shaft, being separated from ratentcu any a, raie.

it by' an annular space 22. Shaft 19 is4 proo vided at its upper end with a flange 23 which rotates in a socket24 `formed in a plate 25, which plate may' be clamped betweenjthe cap "15 and the top 12 and so previdesa bearing for said shaft and restrains it from longitudinaldisplacement. Shaft 19is journalecl at its other end in a long bearingQG east integral with the housing 10 near its `inidd'le Iliand extending inte the space 22 between the shaft and the sleeve 16. `The sleeve 16, as noted in Fig. 1, extends through ya rdiagonally-positioned downwardly-sloping water table 27`,in a manner to be presently explained, and prevents water from leaking in between the bearing 2G and the shaft 19.

The casing 10 is provided at its upper portion 12 with a neck 28 by which the motor is attached to va water faucet 29 and which delivers the water into the motor proper. At its upper part neck 28 isf providedV with an inwardlylturned flange 30 on whiclr` is with projecting lugs 33 adjacent said slit, whichmay be clamped together bya thumb screw 34 to firmly grip' the faucet 29and make a water-tight. connection therewith, as clearly shown 1n Fig.rv 2; As previously mentionedpneck 28 serves to direct the water into the motor proper, and *for this purpose the passageway within the same terminates at 35 into a long narrow vertical slot situated. at one side of`the"`casing10, asbest shown in Fig. 2. `l`his directs 'the water stream againstV the blades 17 Aen onefside of the s o waterwheel andsorauses thes'aine to rotate.

'As the -water"enters-the-side of the wheel.

14 and leaves at the botte1n,"the, blades'l'? are made of the fermillustrated 1u Fig. 3. The inagorportlon is'oi' vertical troi'lghshaped construction, while the extreme lower however, less than in: the remainder of the motor, due to thesmall openmgbetaveen the table 27 and the sleeve 16, and so thewaterA wfhlchpasses through this opening; isnot .hence be'v co1'nprehended" that a: perfectlywater-tight bearing is provided without .the use of a stufling-box, thus'redh'ein'g the frietional losses and increasing. the eiiciency of the motor. n

The discharge water upon leaving. the opening 13 of themot'or may he. made to discharge against the. sink back 58 by an attachment shownin Fig, 1. This attachment comprises a curved sloping. plate 55 provided with fingers 60 which .Grip the housing 10 and reacheslup .tov the sink back 5S, so that the water is directed against back 58 and flows downward tothe sink from saidl discharge opening4 without splashing. e My motor may be used with an. egg beater 51 as clearlyshowlr in Fig. 1. Vhen it is desired to use' my motor forl grinding or similar purposes, the arrangement shown in Fig. 4.-' is adopted. HereV an elbow 52, having a portion 53" similar tothe faucet 29 and a gasket 54 and. thumb screw 55 similar to the neck 28, is inserted.Y into` saidneck and is attached tothe faucet 29, thus per.- mitting the shaft 19to bev placed in any desired plane.y For: grinding. purposes a grinding wheel 56' mounted upon a shaft57 .is employed', shaft 57 being insertible in shaft 19 similar to shaft 38v and similarly secured therein. Othervsimilar attachments may also beused with the motor but are not shown in the drawings. n

I claim: Y'

1. In combination with ythe .shaft of a i water motor, a'bearing.. for said shaft,` and means including Va water-.tablef'or preventing `water from leaking through said bearing. y e

27.111 combination with the shaft of a water motor, a bearing for saidv shaft, a sleeve on-said shaft spaced from and extendingover said bearing, .anda water table extending obliquely across said shaft so that. said sleeve passes directly through. said water'table. 1 Y

3. In combination with the shaft'and discharge opening of a water motor, aybearing vfor said shaft extending within said. opening, a tubular sleeveV on said shaftspaced from and extending over said bearing, and

a water table extending obliqnely across saidI opening, said sleeve passing directly therethrough.

. 4. A watermotor comprising a casine'-, a shaft.journaled:` in saidxcasing, an inlet pipe parallel to the shaft extending. into the casing, and an elbow secured to said inlet pipe and attached to a faucet for permitting said. outlet for directing the discharge against said back board to prevent splashing. and to cause the same to drain into the sink.

7. A water motor comprising a easing in the shape of an elbow, a water wheel situated in the top of the casing, a. shaft for said water wheel extending through the lower bent part of the casing, and. ay cap attachable to the top of the casing for inclosing the water wheel and permitting the samev to be removed or placed within the casing..

S. A water motor comprising a casing in the shape of an elbow, a water wheel situated inthe top of the casing, a shaft for said water wheel extending through the lower bent part of the casing, a cap attachable tothe top of the casing for inclosing. the water wheel, a bearing within the casing attached to said cap for suspending and journaling the upper end of the shaft, and a water-tight bearing in the lower portion of the casing for journaling the lower portion of the shaft.

' 9. The lcombination with a faucet, of a motor, l and an elbow joint between said faucet and motor, removably attached to the faucet, said elbow joint being constructed and arranged to permit of a rotary adjustment of the motor casing.

In testimony whereof I al'lix my signature inV presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR IV. JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

F.A. VVHITELEY, H. A. BowMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained :for vie cents each, by addressing the Connnissioncr of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

